Tony Vainuku
# Tony Vainuku

Tony F. Vainuku is an American documentary film director and cinematographer. He is best known for directing the Netflix documentary Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist and the PBS Independent Lens documentary In Football We Trust.

## Life and career

Tony was born in Salt Lake City, Utah and his parents were both immigrants: his father was from Tonga, and his mother from Holland. He graduated from Westminster College in Utah. In 2015, he directed his debut feature documentary In Football We Trust, along with Erika Cohn, which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. In 2022, he directed the Netflix documentary Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist. Recently he signed with the production company M88.

## Filmography

| Year | Title | Contribution | Note |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | In Football We Trust | Director and cinematographer | Documentary |
| 2022 | Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn't Exist | Director | Documentary |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Result | Award | Category | Work | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2015 | Nominated | Hawaii International Film Festival | Best Documentary Feature | Independent Lens : In Football We Trust | |
| 2017 | Won | News and Documentary Emmy Awards | Outstanding Business and Economic Documentary | Independent Lens : In Football We Trust | |
